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Tengami… Friday Blogging with Class 3 at Walcott & Martin

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Friday 28th March
For today’s task, we will be writing a description of an incredible place called ‘Tengami’  on the iPad. The children in Class 3 at Walcott and Class 3 at Martin will be writing their descriptions onto the blog. We hope you enjoy reading them.

We’d love to know what you think of them. Please post comments and tell us your thoughts.

From Mr McCann 😀 and Mrs Grooby 🙂

Steps to Success for each group:

Extended writing target – To use adverbs and adverbial phrases

Click here to find out about what adverbs and adverbial phrases are.

Group 1

  • Describe the hero’s journey through the land.
  • Use powerful verbs.
  • Use adverbs.

Group 2

  • Describe the hero’s journey through the land.
  • Describe their emotions.
  • Use powerful verbs.
  • Use adverbs.
  • Include at least two adverbial phrases.

Group 3

  • Use similes, metaphors and personification
  • Describe the hero’s journey through the land.
  • Describe their emotions.
  • Use powerful verbs.
  • Use adverbs and adverbial phrases.
  • Write in paragraphs.
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Writing the Dilemma to our fantasy stories…

Walcott Class 3

Class 3 at Walcott have been writing their own fantasy stories. Have a read of their first drafts for their dilemma. In the dilemma, the main character enters the fantasy world. Afterwards, the main character meets a guide to the fantasy world (who warns them of an evil character). Finally,  the main character finds out about the horrible things the evil character is doing in the fantasy world.
Parrots – Steps to success:

  • Use good openers.
  • Try to excite the reader.
  • Include powerful verbs and adverbs.
  • Use similes, metaphors and personification to describe the fantasy world.
  • Use interesting descriptions for the characters.
  • Include speech and speech marks.
  • Use short sentences for dramatic effect!
  • Include a complex sentence.
  • Write in paragraphs.

 

Snow Leopards & Rabbits – Steps to success:

  • Use good openers.
  • Try to excite the reader.
  • Include powerful verbs and adverbs.
  • Use similes and personification to describe the fantasy world.
  • Use interesting descriptions for the characters.
  • Include speech for the characters.
  • Use short sentences for dramatic effect!
  • Include a compound sentences (try a complex sentence).
  • Write in paragraphs.

 

Golden Eagles & Dogs- Steps to success:

  • Describe the moment the main character finds the gateway.
  • Include powerful verbs and adverbs.
  • Use a simile to describe the fantasy world.
  • Use short sentences for dramatic effect!
  • Use capital letters and full stops.
  • Use connectives to link your ideas.